For Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 28th,2019

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH,2019 

The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sadness, or even plain everyday gray, but God's glory never fades.  May God's glory shine into the exciting lights, upsetting darks, and boring grays of your every day.

23 DAYS UNTIL WINTER

27 Days Until CHRISTMAS 

Sunrise: 7:30 am

 Sunset: 5:01 pm

Life is a Special Occasion!

Hallmark 

Today is Thanksgiving Day which is when we all take pause to give thanks for all we have. Thanksgivinging is an annual traditions in the United States, which since 1863 is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November.  During Thanksgiving Day families and friends usually gather for a large meal

The Thanksgiving holiday weekend is one of the busiest travel periods of the year in the US and therefore flights and hotels are very expensive.  Thanksgiving is usually a four day weekend vacation for schools and colleges.  Most business and government workers are given Thanksgiving and the day after as paid holidays.  As people reunite with friends and family at Thanksgiving, the night before Thanksgiving is one of the busiest nights of the year for bars and clubs. 

It is also a tradition to begin the Thanksgiving dinner by saying a prayer giving thanks for what we have.  One of the biggest events on Thanksgiving Day is the Macy’s Parade held annually in New York City.  It is televised nationally and features popular large ballons of cartoon characters and TV personalities.  The Santa Claus float traditionaly ends the Parade, as this holiday officially starts the Christmas season.  On Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, people start buying their Christmas gifts   

The first Thanksgiving was celebrated to give thanks to God for helping the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony survive the cold winter that year.  The feast lasted for three days.  Today many people serve mashed or sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, sweet corn and pumpkin  pie for Thanksgiving Day.  A note of the Governor of Plymouth Colony regarding turkeys that were eaten doing the first Thanksgiving celebration probably gave rise to the tradition of turkey at Thanksgiving.  A turkey is the featured item on nearly any Thanksgiving feast table all over the country.  The day is unofficially often referred to as Turkey Day.

If you can’t see the bright side, polish the dull side 

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

I am grateful for what I am and have.  My thanksgiving is perpetual.

Henry David Thoreau

I’m sending best wishes to all my family and friends today for a very Happy Turkey Day.  Gobble till you wobble!  We all tend to eat more than we need to.  Everything tastes so good.  I already had my celebration with my family last Saturday and that is what the pictures are of today.  It was a smaller group than usualy as only 4 of my children and their families were able to come.  Usually it is the 5 that live in Ohio that get together.  We had a great time none the less, and enjoyed all the great food.  Thanks to DS#6 and his family for being such great hosts!  Lots of fun was had by all.  Not only did we have wonderul food to eat there, they had a great craft to do too.  We modpodged crepe paper on to jars to make beautiful fall candles.  It was fun for the kids and some of the adults too.

Today is a much quieter one for me. I’ll be celebrating home alone.  My turkey will be in the form of a pot pie fresh from the freezer and thanks to a pie sale one of the grandchildren’s school  had, I’m having chocolate pie not pumpkin.  I have lots to do and will spend the afternoon painting in the craft nook.  I watched the Macy’s Day parade on the TV thanks to an indoor antenna that was given to me last Christmas.  I can now get the regular TV stations and not just Netflix and Prime Video.  What a blessing, of which I do have many and most given to me by my children.  I can never say how thankful I am to all of them for all they do for me.

I had the leaves all cleaned up here on Monday but thanks to the windy weather we are having my yard is once again filled with leaves.  My neighbors are not good at cleaning up there’s so they all blew right into my yard.  Looks like the next nice day we have I’ll be out mulching up leaves again.  As you can see by the first picture there are still leaves on the tree here, so it’ll be awhile before that job is done.

But on the bright side it’s a good way to wear off the pounds all the foods that Thanksgiving put on!  Ha!

I hope you all have a GREAT THANKSGIVING!  Happy Thursday!!

DS#3 and family 

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.

William Arthur Ward

Counting at least 3 things every day that I'm thankful for.  There is truly is always something to be thankful for.

7636. for good food and gathering with family

7637. for neighbors providing me with plenty to do

7638. for pie sales as schools, I’m enjoying a chocolate one.  

DD and family 

Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!

PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS

  

Please pray for God's protection of

our troops and HIS wisdom for their

commanders.

Almighty and eternal God,

Protect our military

as they discharge their duties

with the shield of your strength,

may the power of your love

enable them to return home in safety

that with all who love them

they may ever praise you for your loving care.

AND bless our Police Officers, Firefighters

and Paramedics and EMT’s

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen

GOD BLESS YOU!

DS#6 and family , our hosts

ADVICE FOR TODAY

Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude.

Nigel Hamilton

A little smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

ma

DS#5 and family

 You're blessed when you're content with just who you are—no more, no less. That's the moment you find yourselves proud owners of everything that can't be bought

Matthew 5:5 (MSG)